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25 things that make me smile

I saw this on another blog, and I really just need to write something. I've been composing all sorts of deep articles for the blog, but in fact I will never write them, so getting anything on paper (screen) is better than nothing. These are in no particular order:

1) 6 preschoolers trying to do jumping jacks at gymnastics
2) preschoolers playing duck duck goose (or grayduck, depending on where you grew up)
3) Luke eating strained peas with his fingers
4) Eleanor climbing the door frame
5) waking up because I'm not sleepy anymore, instead of because a child wakes me up
6) Amanda talking to her hands
7) How many dull people does it take to change a lightbulb? One.
8) Singing at church
9) a clean kitchen or a folded basket of laundry
10) When Eleanor or Amanda say something to me that I say to them all the time (
11) Talking on the phone with my friends
....wow, this is getting harder...
12) When Michael gets really excited about something at work
13) Kim Possible
14) Amanda or Eleanor making Luke laugh
15) a warm bath with a good book
16) playing bridge or 500
17) norwegian pancakes
18) chocolate
19) watching the fish
20) sitting in a coffee shop with no place I need to go
21) finishing a quilt or embroidery
22) having Michael tuck me into bed when I'm sick
23) getting over being sick
24) breastfeeding
25) reading a really good book
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